Cannot install VLC in Kubuntu 8.04 [SOLVED]

[Lightrider]

I recently installed Kubuntu 8.04 (KDE 3 version), and I can't install VLC player. I have activated the restricted, universe and multiverse repositories (through Adept), yet Adept can't find VLC when I search for it. My active repositories:

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main universe restricted multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe main restricted multiverse

The Add/Remove Programs applications find VLC, but it's grayed out (what does that mean?). If I try to do a command-line install (sudo apt-get install vlc), I get the following message:

Package vlc is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package vlc has no installation candidate

Does this mean I need to add another repository? Or am I doing something else wrong?

Thanks in advance!

[jankushka]

Re: Cannot install VLC in Kubuntu 8.04

in 7.10, vlc is in "universe".

checking the hardy universe package list on your mirror,
it seems vlc simply isn't there...

[jankushka]

Re: Cannot install VLC in Kubuntu 8.04

but it is there in multiverse.
so... you should actually be able to find it.

let's start from scratch, then.

here's a /etc/apt/sources.list file, that enables all you need (except medibuntu):

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner

put it in place of your file.
open up a konsole and try:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc

see what you get...

[Lightrider]

Re: Cannot install VLC in Kubuntu 8.04

That worked - thank you!! I'm not sure which of the repositories it was in in the end, but it worked.